getting bigger sleeping better

Olivia is growing up! I wish she would stay little forever but she can't. I am going through her clothes and boxing up most of her newborn stuff which doesn't fit anymore. :( So sad!! I'm hoping that they can be used by someone again someday, they are just so cute! They bring back a lot of memories from who gave them to me and being in the hospital with little Olivia. I remember sending John home to get little outfits with hand covers so she wouldn't scratch her face and now none of them fit. To show how much she is changing, look what she does all by herself on her mat now! She starts out straight up and down and turns herself until her feet touch her monkey machine!

Pretty new hair clip. Maybe she can wear it to the strawberry festival next year! (I will have to remember to request that weekend off from work!)

I think this is her favorite time of day- bath time. She has bath every night to prepare for bedtime. I hope someday she associates the two! She LOVES her baths.. still kicks, splashes and laughs the whole time!

Daddy playing with Olivia during her bath last night.

Someday daddy's hands won't look so big in comparison to Olivia!

This morning playing on the mat together. Don't mind me- no makeup, hair not done, etc. I guess this captures what our mornings are really like though!

Happy!

Last night Olivia slept GREAT. She slept 7 straight hours and then 4 more hours after eating! The trick was her carseat. I had a feeling she would sleep well in it since that is the only place she seems to take any decent naps. We swaddled her and put it in the crib with the monitor on her. I couldn't believe I got to sleep (getting up once in between) until 9 am!! I never sleep in that late so it felt really nice. She is currently napping in her carseat now. I know it may be hard to transition her to her sleeping in her crib, but I feel like we have tried absolutely everything to get her to sleep in there, and it just isn't happening. The girl has had a sleep positioner, warmed her crib, a lullaby white noise machine, projection on the ceiling, a soothe and glow lullaby seahorse, swaddle, pacifier , and a humidifier. We have held her, she has sleep in her swing, in her bassinet... We seriously tried everything. At almost 11 weeks old it is nice to have her sleep somewhere good and actually get some rest. Also maybe this means she will sleep ok on our trip to Seattle next week!